Friday, September 22, 2023

Local tech leaders dish on simulation, space travel, more

It was all things technology at the latest Orlando Business Journal event, and it didn't disappoint. During the panel discussion at OBJ's Business of Technology luncheon held at Hilton Orlando on Aug....

Miami-based ParkJockey partners with PayByPhone to create parking marketplace

ParkJockey, a fast-growing Miami-based startup that helps consumers find and reserve parking spaces in advance, and PayByPhone, a leading player in mobile payments for parking by phone, are exclusively partnering to deliver...

County to revise Magic Leap’s $9M job growth incentive deal

Broward County Commission announced Friday that it will convene Tuesday to address revisions requested to the job growth incentive deal extended to Project Blaze, the name under which Magic Leap filed...

Hot spot for investors: Tampa tech companies focus on sports, events

Two Tampa tech companies with mobile platforms to make concert or sports events more fun for attendees and financially rewarding for promoters are in the hot spot for potential investors. “Sports is...

With Knight Foundation support, PowerMoves program to launch in Miami

While black and Hispanic students earn nearly 20 percent of computer science degrees, they make up only 9 percent of the technology industry and less than 1 percent of technology company...

Weston company wins Florida’s early-stage business competition

Candidate.Guru, a company in Weston, is the top winner of the Florida Early Stage Capital Conference hosted by the Florida Venture Forum this week in in St. Petersburg. All of the winners...

Brazilian travel tech firm to open office in downtown coworking space

Brazilian travel tech startup has set up shop in Orlando after participating in a local incubator program. CEO Bruno Santiago of Biz Airlines, a mobile app that helps executives travel efficiently by...

Did Florida Jump the Gun on Patent Reform?

Multiple patent reform bills targeting patent trolls, entities that gather patents to enforce with no intent of commercial use, are currently under debate in Congress, but many states are choosing not...

Broward County organizations team up to highlight South Florida tech landscape

Broward County Public Schools and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance have announced a partnership to foster growth in the technology industry. The TechGateway initiative showcases the thousands of technology companies based in...

Startup roundup: 4 local firms talk food, friendship and boats

Cabe Nolan loves being out in the open sea, but when he's ready to bring his water vessel in, he sometimes has trouble finding an available dock. "I noticed how difficult it...
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